Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Timberwolves | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 42.3% | 57.7% | +1.7 | ✓ (0.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.5% | 51.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans +1 (94-93). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Foye * | 40 | 4-12 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 5 | - |
| Ryan Gomes * | 35 | 7-16 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 7 | - |
| Kevin Love * | 33 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 11-13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23 | - |
| Mike Miller * | 32 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | - |
| Sebastian Telfair * | 31 | 4-11 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Brian Cardinal * | 22 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Rodney Carney * | 18 | 5-8 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Craig Smith * | 14 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Jason Collins * | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Kevin Ollie * | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasual Butler * | 40 | 6-11 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | - |
| Chris Paul * | 40 | 10-21 | 1-2 | 5-6 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 22 | - |
| David West * | 33 | 3-13 | 0-0 | 8-10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 8 | - |
| James Posey * | 29 | 2-8 | 0-5 | 1-1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Hilton Armstrong * | 28 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 17 | - |
| Julian Wright * | 18 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Sean Marks * | 15 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Morris Peterson * | 14 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Ryan Bowen * | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Antonio Daniels * | 7 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
* = starter